**Executive Summary**
On July 6, 2026, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released a report by the Expert Committee on Energy Statistics to harmonize India's energy database. The report recommends aligning national statistics with international standards and introduces methodologies to address critical data gaps in biofuels, electric vehicles (EVs), and captive power. Implementation requires immediate inter-ministerial coordination to facilitate evidence-based policymaking for India’s energy transition.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Standardization and Classification**
* **International Alignment:** Adopt international standards for energy statistics collection and dissemination, specifically aligning with ISIC Rev. 5, NIC-2025, and SIEC.
* **Consistency:** Utilize uniform conversion factors across all line energy ministries to ensure consistency in produced statistics.
**Methodological Refinements for Coal and Electricity**
* **Coal Consumption:** Refine sectoral end-use consumption data for imported coal (approx. 20% of total consumption) and auctioned domestic coal using the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) database.
* **Electricity Data:** Capture industry-wise end-use electricity consumption by utilizing the ASI database for dissemination.
* **Efficiency Monitoring:** The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) is to develop and maintain a comprehensive database under the Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme.
**Addressing Major Data Gaps**
* **Bio-fuels:** Implement a comprehensive methodology to incorporate Bio-fuel components into India’s energy-balance table, replacing external estimates from the United Nation Statistical Division (UNSD).
* **Emerging Sectors:** Establish initial methodological frameworks for tracking electricity consumption via captive/off-grid modes and EVs.
* **Continuous Improvement:** Encourage further refinement of new frameworks by users and researchers for future incorporation into the national energy-balance database.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)**
**Impact**
As the lead agency, MoSPI is responsible for the transition toward a more integrated and internationally comparable energy statistics framework.
**Action Required**
Coordinate the implementation of recommendations across various ministries and update the "Energy Statistics India" publication.
**Line Energy Ministries**
**Impact**
Ministries must adjust their reporting standards to ensure inter-ministerial data consistency.
**Action Required**
Adopt uniform conversion factors and align tabulation categories with ISIC Rev. 5 and NIC-2025 standards.
**Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)**
**Impact**
The BEE will take on a larger role in data management regarding industrial energy efficiency.
**Action Required**
Develop and maintain a comprehensive database specifically for the Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme.
**Users and Researchers**
**Impact**
Stakeholders will have access to more robust data for monitoring the energy landscape and policymaking.
**Action Required**
Engage with and provide refinements for the initial methodological frameworks concerning captive power and EV electricity consumption.
Key Entities Referenced
Expert Committee on Energy Statistics: The committee chaired by Dr. Rangan Banerjee tasked with reviewing and harmonizing India's energy statistics framework and addressing critical data gaps.
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI): The nodal ministry responsible for overseeing energy statistics, releasing the committee's report, and managing the 'Energy Statistics India' publication.
Energy Statistics India: The flagship annual publication of MoSPI that provides the national-level database for energy indicators and facilitates monitoring of India's energy transition.
Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme: An initiative under which the Bureau of Energy Efficiency is recommended to develop and maintain a comprehensive database for energy consumption monitoring.
Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE): The regulatory agency recommended by the committee to lead the development of energy consumption databases under the PAT scheme.
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
Press Note on release of the Report of the Expert
Committee on Energy Statistics
प्रव तथ: 06 JUL 2026 2:34PM by PIB Delhi
MOSPI takes lead in harmonizing energy statistics database in consultation with energy
ministries.
The key recommendations made by the Expert Committee on Energy Statistics are related to
methodologies on contribution of Biofuels, filling up of demand and supply side data gaps
especially captive power and consumption of electricity by EVs.
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is releasing through this press note, th
e report of the Expert Committee on Energy Statistics.
Energy plays a pivotal role in driving economic growth and supporting social development. The “Energy
Statistics India”, an annual publication of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
(MoSPI) depicts the flow-of-energy at national level containing diverse tables, graphs and sustainable
energy-Indicators following International Standards and guidelines. As India progresses towards its
renewable energy targets and Net Zero aspirations, the need for a robust, comprehensive and harmonized
energy statistics framework has become increasingly important to support evidence-based policymaking
and facilitate effective monitoring of the ongoing energy transition.
Recognizing this need, the MoSPI constituted an Expert Committee on Energy Statistics under the
Chairmanship of Dr. Rangan Banerjee, Director, IIT-Delhi comprising senior level representatives from line energy-
Ministries and domain experts from research institutions like The Energy Research Institute (TERI),
Alliance for Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE) etc. The Committee undertook a comprehensive review of
the “Energy Statistics India” publication and the energy-Statistics database of India, including its coverage,
definitions, classification systems, data sources and estimation methodologies. Focused attention was paid
to issues like meeting International Standards on Energy Statistics, addressing the major data-gaps and
addressing the inconsistencies in energy-Statistics database of India across energy-Ministries.
The Committee had several rounds of technical consultations and deliberations with line Ministries,
agencies and subject experts before finalizing its recommendations. The major recommendations of the
Committee have been summarized below;
The Committee recommended the adoption of the international standards in collection and
dissemination of energy-Statistics in tabulation categories aligned with International Standard
Industrial Classification (ISIC) Rev. 5, National Industrial Classification (NIC)-2025, Standards
International Energy-product Classification (SIEC) etc. The Committee also urged for adaptation ofuniform conversion factors by all the line energy-Ministries to ensure the inter-Ministerial
consistency of the energy-Statistics produced by them.
The Committee recommended a methodology for refinement of sectoral end-use consumption of the
Imported coal (which is around 20% of the total coal-consumption in India) and also the domestic
coal routed via auction, clubbed under the miscellaneous category. The methodology makes use of
Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) database which captures limited industry-wise consumption of
Coal. The Committee also recommended the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) to develop and
maintain a comprehensive database under Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme.
The Committee recommended similar methodology for capturing and dissemination of the industry-
wise end-use consumption of electricity in India by using Annual Survey of Industry (ASI) database.
In absence of a consolidated national level data, the United Nation Statistical Division (UNSD) in
their annual publication of World Energy Balance estimates the consumption of the Bio-fuel of India
to the tune of around 31-34% of the total annual energy-consumption of India; based on their own
estimation. The Committee recommended a comprehensive methodology for addressing this
important data-gaps for incorporating the component of Bio-fuel in the energy-Balance table of
India.
The consumption of electricity via captive/off-grid mode and consumption of electricity by EVs in
India are among the significant data-gaps in the energy domain which has been addressed under this
report. The Committee recommended initial methodological framework for these, which needs
further refinement by the users and researchers for suitable incorporation in the energy-Balance
database of India.
The report presents a detailed account of these deliberations along with actionable recommendations
aimed at strengthening the methodological robustness, analytical usefulness and inter-agency consistency
of India's energy statistics system. The recommendations are expected to support evidence-based
policymaking, improve data quality and comparability, and facilitate better monitoring of India's evolving
energy landscape.
MoSPI emphasizes that effective implementation of the recommendations will require continued
collaboration and coordination among all concerned Ministries and stakeholders to build a more
integrated, reliable and internationally comparable energy statistics framework for the country.
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